Menstruation is the monthly bleeding that happens during a woman's menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle is the series of hormonal changes that a female’s body goes through in preparation for pregnancy ...

Imagine a world where the female leaders we revere never achieved their full potential because they dropped out of school at the age of thirteen. In the Western world this is challenging to fathom, ...

Menstruation and its absence are constant spectres in the experience of anorexia and recovery. And they’re shape-shifting spectres, too. The presence or absence of a regular menstrual cycle can be ...

For 4-5 days at the end of each ovarian cycle, a woman sheds almost a fluid ounce of blood. Blood loss during menstruation (Latin mens = month) — dubbed “the curse” in England — amounts to almost a ...

Spain could become the first European country to institute special time off for coping with severe menstruation. In places where such period leave is already in place ...

Menstrual cycles often bring about a variety of uncomfortable symptoms leading up to your period. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) encompasses the most common issues, such as mild cramping and fatigue, but ...